Sobriety is a start to your new life; Recovery is the life long journey

About this episode

This episode explores the distinction between sobriety and recovery, emphasizing the importance of understanding the underlying reasons for addiction.

Ep #316 - Sobriety and recovery are vast journies apart from one another as sobriety is the decision to no longer use a substance or behavior to reduce, negate, or buffering through your feelings and emotions, and recovery is the journey you make to understand why you needed a behavior or substance to buffer in the first place. As you begin to adventure within yourself, you are going to uncover many things you didn't even realize are a part of this landscape that you are now face-to-face with. I wish there were a magic wand that you could wave and be all better, BUT then I wonder if any of us would value our long-term addiction recovery if it were that easy to "fix" as often we only value things that are hard-won and can be easily lost. Just hit play, and let's dive in with open minds and hearts—you are in the right place, at the right time—right now. ******************************************** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, RATE, AND REVIEW my show on your preferred streaming app. Every little bit helps this show reach those who need it most. ******************************************** Please support the show (I’m a one-man band over here) Free ebooks and links for coaching and the…

Topics covered

• sobriety
• recovery
• addiction
• mental health
• self-discovery

Keywords

• addiction recovery
• mental health
• self improvement

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